Arthur Peabody

Arthur Peabody (November 16, 1858 – September 6, 1942) was the campus architect for the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1905 to 1915.

Peabody was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.^[1] He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1882.^[1] He became the state architect of Wisconsin in 1915. He designed or directed a number of Madison landmarks, including the Wisconsin State Office Building and the Memorial Union.^[1] He died in Madison, Wisconsin on September 6, 1942.^[1]

List of buildings designed or overseen

• Hydraulics Laboratory, UW-Madison, now the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street (1906)^[2]
• additions to Bascom Hall, UW-Madison, 500 Lincoln Drive (1906-1907, and 1924)
• Old Agronomy Building, UW-Madison, now Agricultural Journalism, 440 Henry Mall (1907)^[3]
• Agricultural Engineering Building, UW-Madison, 460 Henry Mall (1907)^[4]
• Stock Pavilion, UW-Madison, 1675 Linden Drive (1908)
• Litter Shed addition to the Dairy Barn, UW-Madison, 1915 Linden Drive (1908)^[5]
• Central Heating Station, UW-Madison, now the Service Building Annex, 1225 University Avenue (1908)^[6]
• Forest Products Laboratory, UW-Madison, now the Materials Science & Engineering Building, 1509 University Avenue (1909)
• Lathrop Hall, UW-Madison, 1050 University Avenue (1909)
• Dairy Annex, UW-Madison, now Hiram Smith Hall Annex, 1555 Observatory Drive (1909)
• Birge Hall, UW-Madison, 430 Lincoln Drive (1910)
• additions to the Armory, UW-Madison, 716 Langdon Street (1911)
• additions to Chamberlin Hall, UW-Madison, 1150 University Avenue (1912)
• Home Economics Building, UW-Madison, now the Human Ecology Building, 1300 Linden Drive (1912)
• Agricultural Chemistry Building, UW-Madison, now the Biochemistry Building, 420 Henry Mall (general contractor of a Laird and Cret design) (1912)^[7]
• Barnard Hall, UW-Madison,970 University Avenue (supervisor of Laird and Cret design) (1912)^[8]
• additions to State Historical Society of Wisconsin building, 816 State Street (1912)
• Adams County Courthouse, 402 Main Street, Friendship, Wisconsin (1914)
• Sterling Hall, UW-Madison, 475 N. Charter Street (1915)^[9]
• setting for statue of Abraham Lincoln atop Bascom Hill, UW–Madison (1916)
• Camp Randall Field House, UW-Madison, 1450 Monroe Street (1916-1930)
• Infirmary, UW-Madison, now the School of Social Work Building, 1350 University Avenue (with Ferry and Clas) (1918, addition 1930)^[10]
• Bradley Memorial Hospital, UW-Madison, now the Bradley Memorial Building, 1215 Linden Drive (1918-1920)^[11]
• additions to North Hall, UW-Madison, 1050 Bascom Mall (1919)
• Wisconsin General Hospital, now the UW-Madison Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue (1924)^[1]
• Memorial Union, UW-Madison, 800 Langdon Street (1925)^[1]
• Van Hise Dormitories, UW-Madison: Tripp Hall, Adams Hall, and the Van Hise Refectory, now Carson Gulley Hall; 1510, 1520, and 1515 Tripp Circle (1926)
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 1833 Regent Street (1927)
• Mechanical Engineering Building, UW-Madison, 1513 University Avenue (1930-1931)
• Wisconsin State Office Building, 1-29 W. Wilson Street (1932)^[1]
• Urben House, Mendota Mental Health Institute (1932)
• Carillon Tower, UW-Madison, 1180 Observatory Drive (1934)^[12]

References

1. "State Architect Dies". Ironwood Daily Globe. September 8, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved June 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
5. http://www.madisontrust.org/news/dairybarn_alanen.pdf
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
8. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
12. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-10. Retrieved 2006-03-15.

• "A Firm Foundation," Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 3, 2000, pp. 1F & 5F.
• "The Buildings of the University of Wisconsin–Madison", Jim Feldman (1997, University of Wisconsin–Madison Archives) Online version
• American Architects biography

External links

• University of Wisconsin–Madison Facility Name Registry
• Arthur Peabody at Find a Grave

Gallery

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  Agricultural Engineering

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  Biochemistry Building

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  Birge Hall

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  Carillon Tower

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  Field House

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  Lathrop Hall

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  Materials Science & Engineering Building

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  Memorial Union

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  Sterling Hall

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  Stock Pavilion

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  Urben House

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  Wisconsin State Office Building